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Nuclear Industry Lobbies to Preserve Tax Credit; Opposes Similar Wind Incentive via Bloomberg BNA

The nuclear industry is lobbying to preserve and modify a tax credit that could be worth billions of dollars when new nuclear reactors under construction are placed in service amidst efforts by Republicans to end energy subsidies and an upcoming … Continue reading

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Exelon blames ‘subsidized’ wind, markets for derailing nuclear projects via Midwest Energy News

Exelon Corp. is scrapping expansion plans at nuclear plants in Illinois and Pennsylvania because of waning demand for electricity and competition with subsidized wind generators. […] “We removed these previously deferred extended power uprate projects from our program in response … Continue reading

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64 Conservative Organizations Notify the Senate: Don’t Renew the Wind PTC via SustainableBusiness.com

64 conservative groups, led by Koch brothers-backed Americans for Prosperity, sent a letter to Congress urging it to allow the wind energy production tax credit (PTC) to expire at the end of this year. Mitt Romney has also come out … Continue reading

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